Rui Sha is a visual designer, artist, and art educator. She has professional experience in developing visual concepts with 3D modeling and graphic design. She collaborates with web development and artists to meet clients’ needs and visualize the idea. Final deliverables include visual identity system, publication, marketing materials, 3D models, and website. 


CURRENT POSITIONS

Visual Designer, 2020 – Present
Digital Art Instructor, Evanston Art Center, 2022 - Present
NFT Artist, 2022 - Present

EDUCATION

MFA in Art and Technology Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), 2017-2019
BFA in Product Design, Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), 2013 – 2017

EXHIBITIONS

MetaMeta”, Ting Museum, Cryptovoxels, 2022
Non-Decorative Wall Lights @Roman Susan”, Roman Susan, Chicago, IL, 2022
Arte Laguna Prize”, Arsenale Nord of Venice, Venice, Italy, 2021
DUALITY - Nothing is as it Appears?”, Milan Art & Events Center, Milan Italy, 2020
Floating in a Room of Water”, Roman Susan, Chicago IL, 2020
The Wrong Biennale: Fixity Equals Death”, Space P11, Chicago IL, 2020
A Poem Left Untitled”, SITE Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2019
The Materiality of Everyday”, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea, 2019
Connect”, Slate Art + Performance, Chicago, IL, 2019
Body Language”, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI, 2019
If We Could Turn Back (Real)Time”, Elastic Art, Chicago, IL, 2018

PUBLICATIONS

Trends in Art: Insight for Collectors”, Contemporary Art Curator, 2021
Inside Artists”, Issue 19, Inside Artists, 2021
Artist Portfolio Magazine 10 Year Anniversary Issue”, VOL 4, Artist Portfolio Magazine, 2020
Aesthetica Magazine”, Issue 97, Aesthetica Magazine, 2020
APERO”, Sep, Apero Magazine, 2020
Posthuman: New Media Art 2020”, CICA Press, 2019
Emergency INDEX”, Vol.8, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2019